ELBOW FALLS

This weekend we did some sight seeing and ended up at Elbow falls. I'd post photos on the blog but there are so many so if you'd like to view them please click on the link below. (Facebook is much easier to post when there are a lot of them) Thanks everyone for checking us out :)

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WHAT I HAVE BEEN KEEPING MYSELF BUSY WITH

Now that we have been in Calgary for almost two years, I feel that we are some what settled and lucky to say that we have some awesome friends here. And I have been able to start a lot of fun projects on my own as well as with my girlfriends. A couple of weeks ago a friend and I got together and she has been teaching me the basics of sewing. As you can see from the above photo I can now make throw pillows with zippers in them. I think I would like to try slip covers for my chairs next and maybe a dress for Helena. We'll see how that goes..haha

Another project. This used to be a toy box with a cover but it eventually broke so I flipped it upside down and put a cushion on it. Now when we have home group there will be extra seats :) Quick and cheap fix!

Here is another one of my addictions. Scrapbooking!! And I have an awesome group of ladies who are really into it. (And have all the fun gadgets) Yesterday after church we were invited over for scrapbooking (the guys watched the football game) and then supper. Eight hours of heaven (and only two pages done..haha). We had a great time.

Johnnie joined the gym down the road and I joined a kick boxing (taebo) class with one of my friends (Sorry no photos :) We go twice a week at 9pm and well, it kicks our tail. Such an awesome workout and loving it so much. Only four more classes though :( I don't know what I'm going to do without it. I look forward to it every week.

Starting in October I have joined up with a bunch of ladies from the church, a cooking group. We get together one night to plan our menu and then we take a whole Saturday and we cook two weeks worth of meals for our own families. I am so excited about this because I'm not such a great cook so I think this will help me a lot with great recipes and well, getting some good tips! I cannot wait for this to start up!

In a couple of months I will be taking in a little boy full time. This will be so great for us as I can help out financially but still be a stay at home mom. So I feel this will be a really fun year for us. We've connected with an awesome church, great friends and we are hoping to have a down payment for a house by next summer.....maybe in the maritimes :) We'll see what God has in store for us. We are still missing home.

SOME UPDATES

Well, I can officially say that it feels like winter here. This morning it was actually snowing. You think as Canadians we would be used to it but I'm always so surprised when it snows for the first time. It has been ever so chilly here so it was bound to happen. Things are well here with us all. Isabelle has her first two bottom teeth now and is enjoying peas, sweet potato and her cereal. Chicken wasn't a very big hit and fruits I am still working on. She's not a fan of the sourness. Helena is well and busy as usual. We started potting training this week and she is catching on very quickly. Rewarding her with a gummy bear after each time using the potting is really speeding up the process..haha

They will be the best of friends when they are older. They already play so well together. Helena is the only one that can make Isabelle laugh uncontrollably.

Helena loooooves to help me bake......and wear her princess dress. I think this has been the best investment toy wise so far. It is requested every morning. She is so funny.

Isabelle and Me

2007 MASTERS AT SPRUCE MEADOWS

Helena being a horsie!

Helena's friend Mya being a horse as well

Getting a little distracted having fun

FOR UNCLE GREG!

These outfits were actually both intended for Helena, but as I was going through some of the girls stuff the other week I came upon this little red jumper that Helena's uncle Greg gave to her as a gift from Equador. Seeing as Helena fits into her other dress now from Equador I thought I would try and get some photos of the girls together. So this was the best I could do. Helena thinks it's a game to run away from the camera and hide so you can imagine how many photos I had to take just to get these ones. I hope you like them!

HELENA'S DRESS

I think when I was about Helena's age I pulled something off like this. Rubber boots and a dress. This happens to be one of Helena's new things. She wants to wear this dress everyday. What was I thinking pulling this out of storage?! Well, atleast I don't have such a hard time finding something for her to wear now :)

Doing her twirls!

OUR FILL OF CAMPING FOR ONE WEEKEND!

This weekend we "spontaneously" decided to go camping at Ol' MacDonald Campground. Well a little last minute. Johnnie has wanted to try this campground out for awhile. I was just not so ready for this weekend. We left Friday afternoon and drove about 2 hours north. Because it was the long weekend we were unable to get a regular spot therefore we were in the overflow area. Pretty much just an open field with picnic tables and fire pits. We got there, set up and headed out for some grub. Arriving there wasn't too bad. Helena immediately made friends with our neighbors and they played tag most of the night. Johnnie did the cooking on his gourmet cooking burner :) Hot Dogs.

Notice the clouds behind Johnnie's head.... Yeah the calm before the storm. We should have clued in right then. After supper we then headed off to bed. I was welcomed by a nice big juicy spider on my bed. I was thrilled. Getting to sleep was no problem for all of us as we had a long day and we were pretty beat. It wasn't until 1am in the morning the fun began. I woke up to loud thunder and rain pouring down on my head (the fly broke loose) Isabelle and I had to do a quick maneuver to avoid being soaked. I can't remember the last time being so scared. It rained so hard and it sounded like the thunder was going to hit us. I thought we were going to be ripped from our tent with some horrific tornado. (The stuff that goes through your head when you are scared) I didn't get much sleep after that. Morning finally arrived and the sun peaked out long enough for breakfast and then it started to rain again. We were out of there in less than an hour. A toddler and a baby in a tent all day.....might be a little insane.

Our home for the night

Enjoying supper

Getting ready for bed

Still in one piece come morning

Isabelle konked out